the Unionists had a better chance of beating Labour there. In the event this conflict of opinion was reflected in the result which revealed Jarrow as a very close three-way marginal. Palmer gained the seat from the sitting Labour MP, Pete Curran, by the narrow majority of 67 votes, with the Conservative Mr J Kirkley just 217 votes behind the winner. At the second general election of the year in December 1910, Palmer held his seat, again in a three-way fight, this time with a majority of 111 but on this occasion it was Kirkley for the Unionists who crept into second place ahead of a new Labour candidate. By the time of the 1918 general election, Palmer had aligned himself with the Lloyd George Coalition Liberals. He was not opposed by the Conservatives and presumably received the Coalition coupon. In a straight fight against Labour's John Hill, Palmer got 61% of the poll and a majority of 4,510 votes. He chose not to contest the 1922 general election and did not stand for Parliament again. Appointments From 1917 to 1920 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary for Sir Eric Geddes when Geddes served as First Lord of the Admiralty. He stayed on as Geddes' PPS when Geddes became Minister without Portfolio and then Minister of Transport. Palmer also sat as a Justice of the Peace for the North Riding of Yorkshire. Death Palmer died suddenly in Paris on Monday 12 June 1933, at the age of 54. Papers The papers of Sir Charles Mark Palmer, Godfrey Mark Palmer and others from c1858 to the 20th century are contained in the Palmer family papers held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office. References External links 1878 births 1933 deaths People educated at Eton College Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 English industrialists Politics of County Durham Green Howards officers Younger sons of baronets